Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nevermind

/nˈɛvɚmˌaɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: nev-er-mind
IPA: /nˈɛvɚmˌaɪnd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Attention, heed.

American usage

noun

Concern, affair.

American usage

noun

Consequence; significant change in or effect on a situation or state; difference.

American usage

verb

American usage

verb

Alternative spelling of never mind.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Hell, they've got groundrules and guidelines comin' out the kazoo, but do they pay any nevermind to 'em?"
""... buy what he wants. It's none of your nevermind.""
""These is my brothers, Tom and Benjamin. We's from Missoura. Would you be Yankee or Secesh?" / "Neither one," Joe said. "Not that it's any nevermind o' yours, Mr. Wickersham.""
"Let 'em say she was his mistress, that she was a witch. Wasn't true, but it didn't make any nevermind if they thought it was. Nice woman, quiet, could tell the cards."
"Either way—doesn't mean no nevermind to me, you understand."
"So it don't make a heap of nevermind to me which one you choose!"

Etymology

From never + mind (in never mind).

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

neverminds (plural) neverminds (present, singular) neverminding (participle, present) neverminded (participle, past) neverminded (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce nevermind?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛvɚmˌaɪnd/.
What does nevermind mean?: Attention, heed.
Where does nevermind come from?: From never + mind (in never mind).

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